But in All-India context, there is a huge mismatch between planned
target and actual capacity addition as evidenced by the following bar graph for
the period of 2017-18. This puts further
pressure on the need for capacity additions in the foreseeable future to bridge
the gap between demand and supply.

Graph - 1

Target & Achievement (in MW) for 2017 -18

(up to 31.12.2017)

The restricted Cumulative Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) in Electrical
Energy Consumption (EEC) as recorded in the country for the past few years
ranges between 3% to 5%. The growth rate of EEC as forecast in the 17th
Electric Power Survey (EPS) is about 10% for the period till the end of 11th
plan as against the actual growth rate of less than 5% during 9Th and initial years of 10th plan. The projected CAGR figures of EEC for
Western Region and Chhattisgarh are about 8.44% and 11.83% respectively against
the actual figures of about 2.54% and 0.46% respectively attained during
2014-15.

The present scenario has thus forced Govt. of India to lay special
emphasis on accelerated rate of capacity addition and also maintaining cost of
energy within reasonable limit.

The proposed
project of 1200 MW coal based TPP in Chhattisgarh fits in well in the present
demand-supply scenario.

2.2 All-India Power
Scenario

Annexure-2.1
shows the “Actual Supply Position” of energy and peak demand of the country for
the period April 2007 to December 2017. The review of statistics reveals that
there is an energy shortage to the tune of 8.4% and shortage in peak demand to
the tune of 14.8%. Some western and northern
states which experience higher level of shortage are :-

The peak demand
shortage on all-India basis for this period was nearly

15831 MW. It may be noted that the peak demand as
mentioned is only

restricted
demand and the unrestricted demand is much higher.

According to 17
the EPS, estimated energy requirement (in GWh) and peak

demand (in MW)
worked out to 968,659 GWh and 152,746 MW respectively in

2011-12.

Graph-2
represents All-India energy requirement figures both as per the 16

The & 17 th
EPS as follows :

 Estimated for
years 1999-2000 to 2004-05 as per 16th EPS

 Actual for the
years 1999-2000 to 2004-05 as per 17th EPS

 Estimated for
the years 2004-05 to 2011-12 as per 17th EPS

From the figures
representing estimated energy requirement pattern from the

year 1999-00 to
2004-05 as per 16th EPS and actual values for the same time

period as per 17th
EPS, it is noted that there is a continuous increase in

shortfall of
energy from the projected values. This
is attributable to lack of

capacity
additions during this period. Thus an
immediate requirement of

4290 3 GWh
energy is noted in the year of 2004-05 according to 17th EPS.

To meet the
above said projected values capacity addition to the tune of 78,577

MW has been
targeted till the end of 11th plan.
Yearwise break-up of capacity

addition
programme during 11th plan is as follows :

2.3Power Scenario of Western
Region

For the purpose
of power planning and operation of regional grid the western

region consists
of the following states :

 Gujarat

 Madhya Pradesh

 Chhattisgarh

 Maharashtra

 Goa

 Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT)

 Daman & Diu (UT)

All three
sectors namely Central, State & Private contribute to the power

generation
capability in the region. There are two
nuclear stations in the

region, one at
Tarapur in Maharashtra and the other at Kakrapar in Gujarat.

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